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The U. S. Air Force Academy is committed to being a good neighbor. The support of El Paso County, the City of Colorado Springs and the surrounding communities is vital to the success of our mission. The Academy minimizes the impact on our neighbors while safely accomplishing our flying training mission. The following information provides an understanding of the Academy's flying operations. It's intended to facilitate an appreciation for how, where, when and why we fly.

Safety is the No. 1 priority for Academy leaders, instructors and cadets. Our Airmanship programs have the best safety record in Air Education and Training Command and our instructor pilots have thousands of flying hours of experience.

The Academy is one of four military academies in the U.S. Every year, approximately 1,000 cadets graduate and are commissioned as lieutenants in the Air Force to lead our Airmen in defense of our national interests. To prepare them for this immense task, these men and women undergo four years of intense academic, military and physical training. As part of that mission, the Academy's Airmanship programs expose, motivate and challenge cadets to become successful leaders in the world's greatest Air Force. The Airmanship Programs include soaring, parachuting and powered flight and expose cadets to the rigors and fundamentals of flying. These programs provide the foundation for the personal and professional discipline required to succeed as an Air Force aviator, a path approximately half our cadets pursue after graduation. The 306th Flying Training Group, under the 12th Flying Training Wing, headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, provides management and oversight of the Academy's Airmanship programs and is the primary source for Undergraduate Pilot Training instructor pilot production.

The U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs Office manages the Noise Complaint Program. Once a complaint is received, Public Affairs and airfield officials review the information provided for anything out of the ordinary, log the complaint information into a database and provide follow up as necessary. If specific complaint details indicate something out of the ordinary, a thorough investigation ensues.

To submit a complaint, please complete thenoise complaint form and email it to:PublicAffairs@afacademy.af.edu. If you are unable to complete the form online, you may call the USAFA Public Affairs Office at (719) 333-7746 and leave a detailed message. Please include the time, date, location, direction of flight, and description of aircraft (color, markings, etc.)

USAFA Form 0-488, Complaint Form

• Compatible Land Use and Encroachment
• community impact
• Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ)
• drone use
• maps
• aircraft fleet

• Why can't you take all departures farther north, instead of turning some of them east over our neighborhood?
• Why can't the southern departures depart to the south and not over our homes? Or maybe the southern departures can bank east to fly over Interquest?
• I have small children at home and their routines are being disrupted by your flying activity. Is it possible to begin your flying later in the day?
• When you fly over Baptist Road, your pilots do not stick to that ground track. Is there anything you can do to ensure pilots are flying the planned route to reduce overflight over homes?
• What is the safety record of the Academy's flying training program?
• What type of training do the cadets receive to equip them to handle in-flight emergencies to avoid any major accidents?
• Why can't you use the airspace over the Academy or to the west for this training activity?
• You eliminated flying over Larkspur due to noise complaints. Why won't you stop flying over our homes?
• How low do you fly over our homes to the east of the Academy?
• I've seen your airplanes rock their wings and have heard them rev the engine over my house. Why would they do that?
• You've previously claimed that arrivals into Centennial airport in Denver have affected your operations. It seems like that airport is pretty far north and shouldn't have an impact on you. How is it an issue?